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The Year in Executive Q&A: 2024

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Welcome to 2025, Arkansas Business is fresh off its 40th anniversary serving the business community of this state, and we’ve got some exciting plans to continue that mission this year.

But first, we’d like to look back. As has been our custom, the first issue of the new year is a compilation of Executive Q&A features from the year that was.

Hunter Field
Editor

Every week, we ask executives from businesses, nonprofits and government agencies to answer questions about their organizations, their industries and themselves. It’s a way for you and us to get better acquainted with the people, businesses and industries that make up the business community in Arkansas. These are people you buy from and sell to, or maybe you should. Or maybe they’re your competitors; there’s nothing more valuable than knowing what the competition is thinking.

I’m consistently honored by the caliber of executives who participate in this feature. It is a compliment to Arkansas Business and to our audience that they agree to help make our publication a valuable resource.

The Executive Q&A will continue throughout 2025. If you know of someone who would make a worthy subject, email me at hfield@abpg.com.


 

Brandom Gengelbach,
CEO of the Greater Bentonville Chamber of Commerce


 

Renee Mallory,
Arkansas Secretary of Health


 

Vance St. Columbia,
President & CEO, Partners Bank of Helena-West Helena

 

Anne Kraybill,
CEO of the Art Bridges Foundation of Bentonville

 

CEO of BroThrow of Fayetteville

 

Brent D. Williams,
Dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business

 

T.J. Lefler,
Owner of Lefler Capital of Fayetteville


 

Arlo Washington,
Founder/President, People Trust Community Federal Credit Union, North Little Rock
Founder, Washington Barber College, Little Rock

 

Stacy Hamilton,
Executive Director of the Little Rock Realtors Association

 

Ernesto Lopez Jr.,
President and Owner of Commerce Construction Co. Inc. of Springdale


 

Cynthia Nance,
Dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law


 

Barrett Harrison,
CEO of the Blytheville Gosnell Regional Airport Authority


 

David Mitchell Jr.,
Managing Member of the Rose Law Firm


 

Joe Vitiritto,
President and CEO of P.A.M. Transport Inc. of Tontitown


 

Alison Williams,
Coalition Director at Excel by Eight


 

Christopher Heigle,
President of Arkansas Northeastern College in Blytheville


 

Bill Paschall,
President & CEO of Paschall Strategic Communications of Little Rock


 

Colin Crawford,
Dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law


 

Kevin McGilton,
President & CEO of Riceland Foods Inc. of Stuttgart


 

Kristy Vest,
CEO of Telcoe Federal Credit Union of Little Rock


 

Charu Thomas,
Founder & CEO of Ox of Bentonville


 

Earl Mott,
Director of Field Services at Garver


 

Kenny Gunderman,
President & CEO of Uniti Group Inc. of Little Rock


 

State Rep. Brian Evans,
President and CEO of L&L Freight Services Inc. of Cabot


 

Jarrod Yates,
Executive Vice President of the Arkansas Farm Bureau


 

Steven C. Baker,
Executive Director of the Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport


 

Antwan Phillips,
Partner at Wright Lindsey Jennings of Little Rock


 

Lauren Waldrip,
Executive Director of the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association in Little Rock


 

Charley Boyce,
Owner, Paschal Air, Plumbing & Electric of Springdale


 

Broderick Daniels,
Director of Human Resources for Southern Bancorp


 

Charlene Julian,
Chief Trust Officer for Farmers & Merchants Bank


 

Adam Head,
President & CEO of CARTI Inc. of Little Rock


 

Martin Dingman,
Founder & Creative Director at Martin Dingman of Lead Hill (Boone County)


 

Brendan Kelly,
President of the Arkansas State University System


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